0 byte left on device

[MacOsX74]

Now the problem is back. Same lightdm log. I removed the file but i dont get back the space on the harddrive. I cant even start firefox so that i can copy the output from terminal.
If i run df -h it says 100% used. 40gb total and 39 gb used.
If i run
Code:

cd /var/log/upstart/
du -ch *
Then it says 23m total. I dont have any big files there anymore. Before i removed the file i had one that was 32 gb.


Why dosent i get my space back when i removed the file.
The file was locked so i used sudo nautilus when i removed it.

[coffeecat]

Why dosent i get my space back when i removed the file.
The file was locked so i used sudo nautilus when i removed it.

If you opened a sudo nautilus file browser and simply used the delete key, then you moved the file to root's trash. That is why you are not getting any space back. If you need to use a root nautilus (and you would be advised to use "gksudo nautilus" not sudo nautilus) then you need to hard delete with shift+delete. Alternatively, use "sudo rm" from the terminal.

The "deleted" file(s) will be sitting in /root/.local/share/Trash.

[TheFu]

There are 2 types of areas that can be "out of storage."
* df -h
* df -i

If you have lots of small files, it is possible to run out of inodes. A few weeks ago, I ran out again on a server. The default inode reservations for small HDD partitions are often not enough - at least for people who use separate development environments for perl or ruby (perlbrew/rvm/rbenv) solutions.

Anyway, check both types - inodes will cause storage to run out even with TBs of storage available. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inode explains.

[MacOsX74]

If you opened a sudo nautilus file browser and simply used the delete key, then you moved the file to root's trash. That is why you are not getting any space back. If you need to use a root nautilus (and you would be advised to use "gksudo nautilus" not sudo nautilus) then you need to hard delete with shift+delete. Alternatively, use "sudo rm" from the terminal.

The "deleted" file(s) will be sitting in /root/.local/share/Trash.

Thanks! This worked fine. The file is gone and my space is back.
Time to find out whats causing the huge log file.
What is the different between sudo nautilus and gksudo nautilus?

[schragge]

As upstart runs when you boot the system, /var/log/upstart will grow with each reboot. So, you can reboot and watch the difference.

What is the different between sudo nautilus and gksudo nautilus?

See http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/graphicalsudo

[rnerwein]

hi macos
the big file isn't gone. look here:

4,0K hybrid-gfx.log.6.gz 4,0K hybrid-gfx.log.7.gz 104M lightdm.log.1.gz 96M lightdm.log.2.gz 60K lightdm.log.3.gz 52K lightdm.log.4.gz 52K lightdm.log.5.gz 48K lightdm.log.6.gz 12K lightdm.log.7.gz 4,0K modemmanager.log.1.gz

as you see the size - there is a run-away logging - the file was rotated and ziped.
have a look at the contens of the logfile to see whats make lightdm so confused.
ciao

[MacOsX74]

Now its back with an 33Gb log file after a few restarts. Can´t open the file so i´m gonna try to copy the file to another computer to see what it says. Not that I understand much but you guys do.

[MacOsX74]

this is the errormessage in the lightdm.log

23/03/2013 14:46:16 Authentication deferred - ignoring client message
23/03/2013 14:46:16 Authentication deferred - ignoring client message
23/03/2013 14:46:16 Authentication deferred - ignoring client message
23/03/2013 14:46:16 Authentication deferred - ignoring client message
23/03/2013 14:46:16 Authentication deferred - ignoring client message
23/03/2013 14:46:16 Authentication deferred - ignoring client message
23/03/2013 14:46:16 Authentication deferred - ignoring client message
23/03/2013 14:46:16 Authentication deferred - ignoring client message
23/03/2013 14:46:16 Authentication deferred - ignoring client message
23/03/2013 14:46:16 Authentication deferred - ignoring client message
23/03/2013 14:46:16 Authentication deferred - ignoring client message
23/03/2013 14:46:16 Authentication deferred - ignoring client message
23/03/2013 14:46:16 Authentication deferred - ignoring client message

think it has something to do with remote desktop.
23/03/2013 14:46:16 Authentication deferred - ignoring client message

[MacOsX74]

hi macos
the big file isn't gone. look here:

4,0K hybrid-gfx.log.6.gz 4,0K hybrid-gfx.log.7.gz 104M lightdm.log.1.gz 96M lightdm.log.2.gz 60K lightdm.log.3.gz 52K lightdm.log.4.gz 52K lightdm.log.5.gz 48K lightdm.log.6.gz 12K lightdm.log.7.gz 4,0K modemmanager.log.1.gz

as you see the size - there is a run-away logging - the file was rotated and ziped.
have a look at the contens of the logfile to see whats make lightdm so confused.
ciao

Thats nothing compared to 33Gb.